The bureaucracy test: Signs to look for before a Trump-Kim summit
Whether Trump’s interest is evolving U.S. policy at the working level is something the DPRK side is likely watching.
Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump shake hands ahead of the first-ever U.S.-DPRK summit in Singapore | Image: Dan Scavino Jr. (June 12, 2018)
President Donald Trump’s renewed interest in North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, seemingly out of nowhere, has produced competing explanations.
Trump’s search for a foreign policy success after the Iran war is one explanation, according to a former National Security Council official.
A distraction from mounting economic problems, the midterm elections and “PR stunt” showmanship could be another explanation, said former national security adviser John Bolton.
Experts assembled by NK News similarly shared divergent assessments.
In trying to understand whether Trump is serious about pursuing diplomacy with Kim, attempting
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